epartners Attorneys-at-Law

Alexander Schmid gives a presentation at the three countries meeting of the German Association of Law and Informatics

info@epartners.ch — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

At the 19th "three countries meeting" of the German Association of Law and Informatics (DGRI) in Zurich on 4 May 2012, Alexander Schmid gives a presentation on the topic "Technical Enforcement of License Agreements".

The Pitfalls of Employee Lending

info@epartners.ch — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In the latest IT Newsletter, Urs Egli and Anne Koller-Dolivo summarize the most important aspects of employee lending. Crucial for understanding this is the cross-sectoral Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) regarding the lending of employees that was declared as generally binding on January 1, 2012. If a company lends out its employees and falls within the scope of the new CLA, then the CLA’s general conditions must now also be respected.

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Parol evidence rule - or why common law contracts are so long

info@epartners.ch — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In a recently published article, Urs Egli explains why common law contracts generally are much more detailed than Swiss law agreements.

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Product safety in mechanical engineering: the rules of the game

info@epartners.ch — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In his new epartners newsletter, Christoph Isler illustrates the relevancy of harmonized technical standards and describes the rules of Swiss law regarding the resolution of conflicts between manufacturers and the relevant supervisory authority.

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New generic top-level domains

info@epartners.ch — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In an article that was published recently, Alexander Schmid gives an overview over the application procedure set up by ICANN with respect to new generic top level domains and explains what companies not applying for a gTLD should do to safeguard their rights.

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White paper on outsourcing strategies

info@epartners.ch — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Dr. Urs Egli has published a white paper on the evaluation of outsourcing strategies. The white paper sets out the pros and cons of outsourcing strategies with a special focus on IT governance issues.

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Assembly and installation of plant parts - obligations of the purchaser

info@epartners.ch — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The September 2011 issue of the epartners Newsletter Plant Engineering and Construction discusses the obligations of the purchaser in connection with the assembly and installation as well as the commissioning in plant construction projects. It further discusses the rights of the contractor in case of a breach of such obligations. (The newsletter is written in German.)

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Jurisdiction clauses in terms & conditions used on e-commerce sites

info@epartners.ch — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

A recent verdict of the appellate court of the Canton of Grisons questions whether the common way of including jurisdiction clauses set out in general terms and conditions in e-commerce checkout processes (i.e. the inclusion of general terms and conditions containing such jurisdiction clauses via a checkbox) are sufficient in light of the statutory requirements with respect to the form of such jurisdiction agreements. Together with a co-author, Alexander Schmid has critically analyzed and commented the verdict in an article published in Jusletter.

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Liability clauses in IT agreements

info@epartners.ch — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Using a decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court as the backdrop, the June 2011 epartners Newsletter IT analyses the statutory liability of IT suppliers and explains why and in what way the business model of IT suppliers should be taken into account when drafting liability clauses for IT agreements. (The newsletter is written in German.)

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Dr. Urs Egli gives a presentation at the three countries' meeting of the German Association of Law and Informatics

info@epartners.ch — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

At the three countries' meeting of the German Association of Law and Informatics in Vienna on 17 June 2011, Dr. Urs Egli gives a presentation on the topic "Best Practic: IT-Governance".